Appointment of supervisory committee to conduct investigation upon District Council Member's conviction

The Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs (SHYA) appointed a supervisory committee today (September 22) to investigate the conviction on September 14 of Yuen Long District Council (YLDC) Member Sei Chun-hing of intercourse with a girl under 16. The Chairman and three members of the YLDC, pursuant to the District Councils Ordinance (Cap. 547) (the Ordinance), initiated on September 14 an investigation into Mr Sei. In accordance with the Ordinance and the performance monitoring system of DC Members, the SHYA appointed a supervisory committee to conduct the investigation, and the five committee members are Dr Bunny Chan Chung-bun, Ms Lam Chui-ling, Ms Deannie Yew Yat-wa, Ms Lee Ching-har and Dr Michael Liu Tsz-chung. The supervisory committee will establish whether the facts on which the allegation was based are true; give its opinion on whether the established facts constitute grounds for imposing sanction under the Ordinance; and, if there is ground for imposing sanction, give its opinion on the appropriate sanction to be imposed on the DC Member concerned. After completing the investigation, the supervisory committee will submit a report to the SHYA for consideration. The SHYA will